Family communication pattern and the perception of teenagers towards early marriage /

Mojica, Shielyn Ann A.

Family communication pattern and the perception of teenagers towards early marriage / by Shielyn Ann A. Mojica. - Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2013. - xii, 66 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Thesis (Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication) Cavite State University

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MOJICA, SHIELY ANN ALMARIO. Family Communication Pattern and the
Perception of Teenagers towards Early Marriage. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Major in Journalism. Cavite State University. Indang, Cavite. April 2013. Adviser: Ms. Angenelle Anne T. Ambion.
This study was conducted to assess the effect of family communication pattern on the perception of teenagers towards early marriage in Brgy. Guyam Malaki, Indang, Cavite. Specifically, this study aimed to determine the family communication patterns of the teenagers in Brgy. Guyam Malaki, Indang, Cavite; identify the perception of teenagers towards early marriage due to unwanted pregnancy; and to determine whether the type of family communication pattern of teenagers affect their perception towards early marriage due to unwanted pregnancy.
Simple random sampling technique was used in this study to identify the 70 participants. Analysis of variance was used to determine the significant difference in the perception of teenagers towards early marriage as affected by the type of family communication pattern.
Percentage of the social-oriented communication pattern of the participants with their parents were as follows: 57 participants corresponding to 81.4% have a low level of social-oriented communication and the rest, 13 (18.6%) have a high level. In the case of concept-oriented communication pattern, the opposite trend was observed in that 10 participants (14.3%) have a low level while 70 (85.7 %) have a high level.
Distribution of participants by family communication patterns towards early marriage showed that the pluralistic type stood out with 49 participants (70%) followed
by consensual type with I ( 1 7.40/0), Laissez-faire type with 8 (1 1 .4%) and lastly, protective type with 2 (2.9%).
Most of the participants (98%) perceived early marriage negatively, while only 2% shared the opposite view.
Based on the results of the study. the type of family communication pattern of the participants has no effect on the perception of teenagers towards early marriage duct to unwanted pregnancy.



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